Read the full judgment text of CACC 000975/1978 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The Appellant was convicted of two offences namely assaulting a police officer in execution of his duty and possession of dangerous drugs for the purpose of trafficking. The circumstances leading to the Appellant's conviction may be described as straightforward. At about 11.15 p.m. on the 17th July, 1978 two police constables were on duty stopped the Appellant near the Astor Theatre in Nathan Road. The prosecution witnesses said the Appellant was stopped because an informer pointed out the Ap